{"id":159048,"date":"2025-03-30T18:59:13","date_gmt":"2025-03-30T18:59:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/30\/president-donald-trump-tells-nbc-news-that-hes-not-joking-about-considering-third-term\/"},"modified":"2025-03-30T18:59:13","modified_gmt":"2025-03-30T18:59:13","slug":"president-donald-trump-tells-nbc-news-that-hes-not-joking-about-considering-third-term","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/30\/president-donald-trump-tells-nbc-news-that-hes-not-joking-about-considering-third-term\/","title":{"rendered":"President Donald Trump Tells NBC News That He&#8217;s \u201cNot Joking\u201d About Considering Third Term"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"has-dropcap\">Two-time President <strong>Donald Trump<\/strong> <a data-offer-url=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/donald-trump\/trump-third-term-white-house-methods-rcna198752?cid=eml_nbn_20250330&amp;user_email=32253e700f8e3620deaf58947ab69ee4ad5fdd2a174c1321975564fa11a0f835&amp;utm_campaign=breakingnews&amp;%243p=e_sailthru&amp;_branch_match_id=1319693786588126232&amp;utm_medium=Email%20Sailthru&amp;_branch_referrer=H4sIAAAAAAAAAzWP3WrDMAyFnya9S5PYcdIUyhgbfQ2j2EptGv%2BgOORuzz5lMBBIOuI7klwpebs3TZxNxGO7Qs7X1cd3I%2FNHJXqZH6g38GtxtF9YSORfPsKqd1of7oQr%2BVmJJ8dxHNd%2FG5MCKzmtvnizcWkTQ7YutIfM7V%2Bui%2FPEGlKoD%2BcL1i7tG9YBi0t2q8lE6KbbqEQln8bbSn5jWHWcoxatUK2UbSUGJkhj4Bt5LoVQEse2XW4oB9FahEXdpn6EeZgQe7BqsVZAN%2Famk6KbRqWGfoGuA0akOv1K0AZCBv%2BK7DgTwtvH1%2FnW5YdwQSJu9Uzp4M2PL0cp4C9oTJffRwEAAA%3D%3D\" class=\"external-link\" data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/donald-trump\/trump-third-term-white-house-methods-rcna198752?cid=eml_nbn_20250330&amp;user_email=32253e700f8e3620deaf58947ab69ee4ad5fdd2a174c1321975564fa11a0f835&amp;utm_campaign=breakingnews&amp;%243p=e_sailthru&amp;_branch_match_id=1319693786588126232&amp;utm_medium=Email%20Sailthru&amp;_branch_referrer=H4sIAAAAAAAAAzWP3WrDMAyFnya9S5PYcdIUyhgbfQ2j2EptGv%2BgOORuzz5lMBBIOuI7klwpebs3TZxNxGO7Qs7X1cd3I%2FNHJXqZH6g38GtxtF9YSORfPsKqd1of7oQr%2BVmJJ8dxHNd%2FG5MCKzmtvnizcWkTQ7YutIfM7V%2Bui%2FPEGlKoD%2BcL1i7tG9YBi0t2q8lE6KbbqEQln8bbSn5jWHWcoxatUK2UbSUGJkhj4Bt5LoVQEse2XW4oB9FahEXdpn6EeZgQe7BqsVZAN%2Famk6KbRqWGfoGuA0akOv1K0AZCBv%2BK7DgTwtvH1%2FnW5YdwQSJu9Uzp4M2PL0cp4C9oTJffRwEAAA%3D%3D&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/donald-trump\/trump-third-term-white-house-methods-rcna198752?cid=eml_nbn_20250330&amp;user_email=32253e700f8e3620deaf58947ab69ee4ad5fdd2a174c1321975564fa11a0f835&amp;utm_campaign=breakingnews&amp;%243p=e_sailthru&amp;_branch_match_id=1319693786588126232&amp;utm_medium=Email%20Sailthru&amp;_branch_referrer=H4sIAAAAAAAAAzWP3WrDMAyFnya9S5PYcdIUyhgbfQ2j2EptGv%2BgOORuzz5lMBBIOuI7klwpebs3TZxNxGO7Qs7X1cd3I%2FNHJXqZH6g38GtxtF9YSORfPsKqd1of7oQr%2BVmJJ8dxHNd%2FG5MCKzmtvnizcWkTQ7YutIfM7V%2Bui%2FPEGlKoD%2BcL1i7tG9YBi0t2q8lE6KbbqEQln8bbSn5jWHWcoxatUK2UbSUGJkhj4Bt5LoVQEse2XW4oB9FahEXdpn6EeZgQe7BqsVZAN%2Famk6KbRqWGfoGuA0akOv1K0AZCBv%2BK7DgTwtvH1%2FnW5YdwQSJu9Uzp4M2PL0cp4C9oTJffRwEAAA%3D%3D\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">didn\u2019t rule out<\/a> trying to seek another term in an exclusive interview with NBC News on Sunday. Pursuing a third term is unconstitutional and prohibited by the 22nd Amendment, as \u201cno person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA lot of people want me to do it,\u201d Trump said in a morning phone call with NBC. \u201cBut, I mean, I basically tell them we have a long way to go, you know, it\u2019s very early in the administration,\u201d he continued, adding that he is \u201cfocused on the current.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">While the president has spoken about running again before, some Republicans have <a data-offer-url=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/donald-trump\/trump-jokes-running-third-term-speech-house-republicans-rcna189530\" class=\"external-link\" data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/donald-trump\/trump-jokes-running-third-term-speech-house-republicans-rcna189530&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/donald-trump\/trump-jokes-running-third-term-speech-house-republicans-rcna189530\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">dismissed<\/a> the comments as jokes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">When asked if he would seek another term, Trump replied, \u201cI like working.\u201d When NBC requested clarification, the president said, \u201cI\u2019m not joking\u201d and it is \u201cfar too early to think about it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">Amending the Constitution to abolish the two-term limit is incredibly difficult and would require either a two-thirds vote of Congress or two-thirds of the states agreeing to call a constitutional convention to propose changes. And even if that happened, three-quarters of the states would still need to ratify the changes.<\/p>\n<div aria-label=\"social media post\" class=\"TwitterEmbedContainer-ggEzfU fHwbKp\">\n<div class=\"MessageBannerWrapper-krrtvl ilxjKE ConsentBannerWrapper-bMdLtU WTFWJ\" data-testid=\"message-banner\">\n<div class=\"BaseWrap-sc-gjQpdd BaseText-ewhhUZ MessageBannerContent-gLUJfX iUEiRd hfDfPc lbXvvx\">\n<h4 class=\"ConsentBannerTitle-lgaGAH gOfech\">X content<\/h4>\n<p>This content can also be viewed on the site it <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBCNews\/status\/1906383500376162772\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Opens in a new window\" class=\"BaseWrap-sc-gjQpdd BaseText-ewhhUZ BaseLink-eNWuiM ConsentBannerLink-dJZMSz iUEiRd hfDfPc joAuXZ\">originates<\/a> from.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paywall\">Trump said in the call that \u201cthere are methods which you could do it\u201d\u2014a response to NBC asking if he has been presented with any plans for seeking a third term.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">NBC brought up a situation in which Vice President <strong>JD Vance<\/strong> runs, wins, and then hands over the role to Trump. \u201cThat\u2019s one,\u201d the president replied. \u201cBut there are others too,\u201d he added, before declining to name any.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">As NBC noted, Trump ally <strong>Steve Bannon<\/strong> has also been planting the seeds of a third Trump presidency. In an <a data-offer-url=\"https:\/\/www.newsnationnow.com\/cuomo-show\/steve-bannon-trump-2028\/\" class=\"external-link\" data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.newsnationnow.com\/cuomo-show\/steve-bannon-trump-2028\/&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newsnationnow.com\/cuomo-show\/steve-bannon-trump-2028\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">interview<\/a> on News Nation, he said that he believes Trump will \u201crun and win again in 2028,\u201d adding that \u201cwe\u2019ll have a couple of alternatives\u201d for avoiding the Constitution and its two-term limit.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/news\/story\/trump-nbc-news-considers-third-term\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two-time President Donald Trump didn\u2019t rule out trying to seek another term in an exclusive interview with NBC News on Sunday. Pursuing a third term is unconstitutional and prohibited by the 22nd Amendment, as \u201cno person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice.\u201d \u201cA lot of people want me to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":159049,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[5299,54,3469],"class_list":{"0":"post-159048","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-celebrity","8":"tag-constitution","9":"tag-donald-trump","10":"tag-nbc-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/159048","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=159048"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/159048\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/159049"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=159048"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=159048"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=159048"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}